This news isn't that much of a surprise but Alfonso Soriano has been released by the Yankees. After being designated for assignment, none of the other 29 teams in the league picked up Soriano so now he's available for the league minimum, if someone is so inclined to scoop him up as a bat off the bench down the stretch. At the time he was designated for assignment, Soriano also hinted that retirement is a possibility.

After making a splash last season, hitting 17 home runs after coming back to the Yankees, the 38-year-old struggled mightily in 2014 batting .221/.244/.367/.611 with six home runs and 23 RBI in 67 games. Soriano has batted .270/.319/.500/.819 with 412 home runs in his 16-year career.